It has been 4 months since I last posted in my blog and that means i'm failing! But, not a lot has really happened so i don't feel so bad! I've been focusing on my Personal Progress for a little while because i only have 3 10-hour projects left to do so i'm hustling to get them done! One project is a cookbook for when i get into college and so my sweet aunt Leah is letting me choose meals that i;d like to learn how to cook and she walks me through the steps and the meals turn out good. My other project is scrap booking The Family: A Proclamation to the World with pictures of my own family. It's really coming together and it's actually a great activity because it's developing my creativity skills as well as helping my spiritual growth. And the third project is reading the Book of Mormon and i'm 3rd Nephi so i'm doin' great!
Life at home is really fun with all the kids running around and being crazy. Just the other day when i was doing my homework, Madelyn (4) and Ian (2) crawled into my room pretending to be puppies and i was their "mama". They always find new ways to make me laugh and smile and just brighten my day. Children really are such a blessing. Of course, they can sometimes get on your nerves but those moments when they rest their heads on your shoulder or say they love you, you forget all about everything that's bad in the world! The love from a child is more rewarding than 1.5 billion dollars. I love the Hoogland kids so much and they are no longer cousins; they're my little brothers and sister.
School life is pretty rough this semester. I have U.S. History, American Literature, Algebra 2, Consumer Economics, and PE. All my hard classes have been saved for 2nd semester. Not too excited about that! But i can do it! I can do anything! I finished out last semester with one A, two A-'s, one B, and one B-. The best i've ever done i think! I can really see myself improving and it makes me have so much self-confidence and i just feel so proud of myself for doing something hard. I love the experiences i'm having here and the lessons i'm learning.
I hope all is well with your families and i hope to see you all soon! I love you and keep smiling! :)
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